An Ahtahkakoop First Nation man is charged with second-degree murder following a homicide on the First Nation Tuesday.

RCMP says it responded to an assault complaint at a home there early Tuesday.

When officers arrived, the found the victim 51-year-old Jimmy Williams unresponsive.

Williams would later be pronounced deceased. Tyrell Knife is charged.

The accused and victim are known to one another. Knife appeared in court today.